The economics of food aid under subsistence farming with an application to malawi

Food Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 124-141

  Zant, Wouter ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Food aid; Food security; Malawi; Staple food markets; Supply response

Indexed keywords

FOOD AID; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; PRICE DYNAMICS; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE;

MALAWI;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855266962     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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